User:Snoops292/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Mental health in education
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I have chosen this article because it is the Area article I will edit for my Needs Talk History Assignment

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation--
The lead is short and concise, but has room for improvement. The introductory sentence I believe should have the definition of mental health with examples. It does address some of the topics to be discussed below, but not all of them.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation--
The content on this site is relevant. The content regarding policies in each country could be updated, especially in the US based off my research of state-level policies. All the content is pertinent to the topic. Something that is missing is topics that are covered in mental health curriculums, or resources available to students. Also, in the alleviation section, it would be useful to talk about therapy or other ways of addressing mental health, with links to other wiki sites that address it wholly.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation--
I believe this article is neutral and unbiased, I did not see anything that swayed one way or the other.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The article is sourced and I don't see any information that would need a citation (that isn't already cited). I checked a few sources, and all the links work. Some of the information is outdated though (from 10 years ago) so that could be updated.

Organization

 * Guiding question


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation--
It is concise and clear. No grammar or spelling errors I noticed. I believe that the subsection of policies in different nations should be before the subsection on effects on academic life.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation--
There were no images on this topic.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation--
There were no conversations on this talk page, just three updates that this article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation--
Overall I think that this is a short, concise, unbiased article that has factual information, but room to add more content pertaining to the subject. I believe this article is on the right path, but underdeveloped.

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